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{{First pic|Medusa (Gaze of the Medusa).jpg|A Medusa.  ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')}}
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The '''Medusa''' was a predator alien species. The [[Fourth Doctor]] described them as vile. A Medusa was able to [[Quantum-locking|quantum-lock]] a person, making them petrified.
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The '''Medusas''' were a predatory alien species. The [[Fourth Doctor]] described them as vile. A Medusa was able to [[Quantum-locking|quantum-lock]] a person, making them petrified.


[[File:Sarah Jane Statue (Gaze of the Medusa).jpg|thumb|left|Sarah Jane finds a frozen future version of herself ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')]]
People who had been petrified were, however, still alive, frozen in time, preserved, so the Medusa could feed on their life energy for years, centuries, even. When the Medusa was done feeding, the petrified person turned to dust.
People who had been petrified were, however, still alive, frozen in time, preserved, so the Medusa could feed on their life energy for years, centuries, even. When the Medusa was done feeding, the petrified person turned to dust. The Medusa were trapped on [[Earth]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')


== {{TitleSort}}Biology ==
One Medusa was hunted by [[Zeus]] and his spacefaring people, who referred to her only as Horror; she hijacked their spaceship, crashing it into ancient [[Greece]], where they became known as [[Medusa]] and the Greek gods. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')
The Medusa looked like a humanoid-snake hybrid. She had dark, green scaly skin, black hair, sharp claws, a large jaw and a massive tail instead of a pair of legs.
 
== Biology ==
The Medusas were reptilian humanoids. They had dark green scaly skin, black hair, sharp claws, large jaws and a massive tail in place of legs. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')


== Powers and abilities ==
== Powers and abilities ==
The Medusa was capable of quantum locking. However, unlike the [[Weeping Angel]]s who used this as a defence mechanism to petrify themselves, the Medusa quantum locked her prey. This was accomplished by emitting a beam of blue light from her eyes. Anything caught in its path was turned to stone. In this state, they were immune to the effects of time and were preserved indefinitely but were also helpless. Victims could sometimes only be partially petrified, in which case their movement was hindered and they would slowly turn to stone. The process was described as painful to humans.
Medusas were capable of quantum-locking. However, unlike the [[Weeping Angel]]s who petrified themselves as a defence mechanism, the Medusas quantum-locked their prey. They emitting a beam of blue light from their eyes; anything caught in its path was turned to stone. The victim was preserved indefinitely, immune to the effects of time, allowing the Medusa to feed off their life energy over centuries. Victims could sometimes be only partially petrified, in which case their movement was hindered, and they could be smashed and killed as they slowly, painfully turned to stone.
 
The Medusa fed off the life energy of other sentient species. The longer they lived, the more energy she could feed off. When observing the Fourth Doctor, she recognised him as a Time Lord and stated that he alone could feed her for centuries. Once she had fed off all the life energy of a petrified victim, the subject died and crumbled into dust.


The Medusa also displayed potent telepathic powers. She could easily mentally control humans and Scrylops into doing her bidding but proved unable to control the Doctor. She also possessed consciousness transferral, the ability to transfer her living mind into another body. When doing so, the host's mind was obliterated, killing them. The body was then quantum locked before the Medusa emerged after having biologically modified her host body into a new form similar to her original body.
The Medusas also had potent telepathic powers, and could easily mentally control humans or Scrylops. They could also transfer their consciousness into a body of another species, though the victim had to be prepared gradually by a special process of partial petrification. The host was finally quantum-locked, and then the Medusa emerged, having biologically modified the host's body into a new form similar to a Medusa. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gaze of the Medusa (comic story)|Gaze of the Medusa]]'')
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Latest revision as of 16:27, 9 March 2023

You may wish to consult Medusa (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

The Medusas were a predatory alien species. The Fourth Doctor described them as vile. A Medusa was able to quantum-lock a person, making them petrified.

People who had been petrified were, however, still alive, frozen in time, preserved, so the Medusa could feed on their life energy for years, centuries, even. When the Medusa was done feeding, the petrified person turned to dust.

One Medusa was hunted by Zeus and his spacefaring people, who referred to her only as Horror; she hijacked their spaceship, crashing it into ancient Greece, where they became known as Medusa and the Greek gods. (COMIC: Gaze of the Medusa)

Biology[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Medusas were reptilian humanoids. They had dark green scaly skin, black hair, sharp claws, large jaws and a massive tail in place of legs. (COMIC: Gaze of the Medusa)

Powers and abilities[[edit] | [edit source]]

Medusas were capable of quantum-locking. However, unlike the Weeping Angels who petrified themselves as a defence mechanism, the Medusas quantum-locked their prey. They emitting a beam of blue light from their eyes; anything caught in its path was turned to stone. The victim was preserved indefinitely, immune to the effects of time, allowing the Medusa to feed off their life energy over centuries. Victims could sometimes be only partially petrified, in which case their movement was hindered, and they could be smashed and killed as they slowly, painfully turned to stone.

The Medusas also had potent telepathic powers, and could easily mentally control humans or Scrylops. They could also transfer their consciousness into a body of another species, though the victim had to be prepared gradually by a special process of partial petrification. The host was finally quantum-locked, and then the Medusa emerged, having biologically modified the host's body into a new form similar to a Medusa. (COMIC: Gaze of the Medusa)